Re: web-based translation (Pootle) (Abel)

[Abel Cheung <abelcheung gmail com>]

On 5/23/05, Clytie Siddall <clytie riverland net au> wrote:
> Abel, I don't think anyone who is trying out Pootle wants to enforce
> it as the only translation method.

Sorry for not making myself clear. What I mean is, if any team
decided to use it as the sole mean of translation, that's pretty
bad. If proper management is done so that both web translation
and manual translation can be readily merged or used, then
this diversion is good for everybody.

Abel

> 
> The exciting thing about Pootle, and web-based translation in
> general, is that it gives us another translation option, another way
> to do things.
> 
> It's more choices, not less. :)
> 
> That's one reason I support it so strongly: I'm always in favour of
> having more choices. :)
> 
> The option to work on a translation in collaboration with other
> people in your team, without having to send files back and forth and
> make diffs, can be very handy. Pootle is almost like having a
> Rendezvous network across the Net: you can work together, and see
> what the other people are doing. That is exciting.
> 
> I agree wholeheartedly with you that individual teams, and individual
> translators, must be able to make their own choices. Let's just give
> them as many useful choices as we can. :)
> 
> from Clytie (vi-VN, team/nhÃm Gnome-vi)
> 
> Clytie Siddall--Renmark, in the Riverland of South Australia
> 
> á thÃnh phá Renmark, tái mián sÃng cáa Nam Ãc
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